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15 APRIL, 2025
Egg-citing Easter fun The Easter Bunny will hop into town on Sunday, bringing chocolatey treats for kids across Melbourne’s north. Alara, 2, and Ari, 3 (pictured) are already getting into the spirit of Easter and are eagerly counting down the days until the Easter Bunny arrives. Easter-themed activities will be held across the north in the lead up to Easter Sunday. Hume council is hosting egg hunts and craft sessions at Greenvale West Community Centre and Valley Park Community Centre on April 16 and 17, while Yarra Plenty Regional Libraries will have an easter crafts day at Lalor Library on April 16.
Alara, 2, and Ari, 3. (Ljubica Vrankovic) 469266_03
Driving away congestion By Tom Ingleton After years of horn-honking frustration and near-daily gridlock, commuters might be finally getting the green light. Two major infrastructure announcements are promising to ease the daily frustration for Melbourne’s northside commuters: A major overhaul of Donnybrook Road and an upgrade on Mickleham Road. As reported by Star Weekly, federal and state Labor party pledged $125 million on March 24 to replace the roundabout at the Donnybrook Road and Mitchell Street intersection with traffic lights. The project also includes new bridge over Kalkallo Creek, and upgraded safety barriers
for motorists and pedestrians. That was followed by a $192 million commitment from the coalition on April 1, which would pave the way for the duplication of Donnybrook Road to Epping Road and the removal of the level crossing at Donnybrook station. The coalition said it would pay for the upgrade using money it would reallocate from the Suburban Rail Loop and a planned upgrade of Sunshine station. Hume and Whittlesea councils have been lobbying for upgrades to Donnybrook Road for a number of years and welcomed the funding pledges. The road services over 38.000 residents living in Whittlesea and Hume, with thousands more expected to call this area
home in the coming years. Whittlesea mayor Aidan McLindon said Donnybrook Road was a “critical transport link”. “This investment will make a real difference in easing congestion, improving safety and ensuring our infrastructure keeps pace with growth,” he said, Hume mayor Jarrod Bell said the council looked forward to seeing the long-term benefits the upgrades would create. “Our residents deserve eased traffic conditions, improved safety, enhanced access to jobs and services, and future-proofing for this critical transport link,” he said. Federal Labor has also committed $250 million for the second stage of the
Mickleham Road upgrade from Dellamore Boulevard in Greenvale to Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn. This funding commitment is being delivered as part of the federal and state Labor governments’ Road Blitz investment. Cr Bell said the Mickleham Road commitment was crucial for the long-term liveability of Melbourne’s north. “As our communities in Hume’s northern corridor continue to grow, it’s imperative that our road infrastructure grows with them,” Cr Bell said. “By securing this investment, residents in Greenvale, Craigieburn and beyond will have a faster, less congested commute, which means getting them home safely and giving them back that time spent on long commutes.”
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